Climate Change

Sun-Powered Income: The Advantages and Challenges of Leasing Your Land for Solar

The demand for utility-scale solar power is rising, and with it, the demand for suitable land. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, 11.8 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale projects were installed in the U.S., accounting for 75% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid. This reflects a growing trend in solar investments. In fact, the U.S. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that solar energy will be the primary driver of growth in the U.S. electric power sector, increasing from 4% of electricity generated in 2023 to 7% in 2025.

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How Solar Energy Can Help Combat Climate Change

Climate change is a global crisis, and its effects are already being felt. Record temperatures, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events are causing significant environmental, social, and economic impacts. If the world does not act, these effects will only worsen and possibly become irreversible. Addressing climate change urgently and investing in innovative solutions is imperative if we hope to create an environmentally sustainable future.

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How to Make Your Business Paperless

Going Paperless: Tips for Making Your Business More Digital

Shasta Power is committed to assisting you in expanding your investment portfolio while contributing to a healthier planet for future generations. Contact us today. Many business owners are intimidated by the prospect of going paperless. But the truth is that it doesn’t have to be an overwhelming process, and the benefits far outweigh the time

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How to Make Your Home More Environmentally-Friendly

Tips for a Sustainable Future: Constructing an Environmentally Friendly Smart Home

By Chelsea Lamb. As the climate crisis worsens, more people are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and create a more sustainable future. Building or remodeling a home to be eco-friendly and smart is one way to do that. Here are some tips for creating an eco-friendly smart home that will save you

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How Much Will Climate Change Hurt Your Finances

HOW MUCH Climate Change Will Hurt Your Finances – Part 4: Insurance

Insurance is a bellwether for risk, and that’s perfectly by design.  I am focusing on property insurance for this article since the next article in the series will discuss health, and I will include health insurance as part of that analysis. Insurance is an entire industry that uses history, hard data, and complex predictive algorithms

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How Much Will Climate Change Hurt My Finances

HOW MUCH Climate Change Will Hurt Your Finances – Part 3: Transportation

Transportation is the economy’s lifeblood.  All things human, animal, and inanimate travel from place to place, usually repeatedly throughout their lives.  Workers travel daily to their offices, and tourists travel around the world. Vehicle parts cross international borders back and forth, and raw materials are trucked down the street or shipped across the globe. Every

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How Does Climate Change Affect Finances

HOW MUCH Climate Change Will Hurt Your Finances – Part 2: Food

It’s hard to overstate climate change’s impact on global food production; unfortunately, the issues are compounding.   The food system is hyper-complex and relies on interdependent systems, nearly all susceptible to climate change. Food supply was already under threat from decades of unsustainable farming and fishing practices, population growth, the maldistribution of food, weather, war, biodiversity

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How Does Climate Change Affect Finances

HOW MUCH Climate Change will hurt your finances – Part 1: Housing

Climate change is going to be expensive.  Because the cost of climate change is a complex subject, I have broken it into six parts and will post them over a few weeks. If the other parts aren’t available, check back later for the rest!  The total costs of climate change globally are hard to estimate,

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